Daniel

Daniel is a masculinegiven name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means, "God is my judge", and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames.

Background

The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew, although in some instances "Dan" may be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed as a patronymic, Daniels. Other surnames derived from "Daniel" include McDaniel and Danielson.

In the United States, the U.S. Social Security Administration reports that Daniel has peaked as the fifth most popular name for newborns in 1985, 1990, 2007, and 2008. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in the 2000 census, "Daniels" was the 182nd most common surname in the U.S., while "McDaniel" was ranked at 323, and "Daniel" (without a final "s") was ranked at 380.

Daniel (Bat for Lashes song)

"Daniel" is a song by English recording artist Bat for Lashes, from her second studio album, Two Suns. It is her best selling single to date, selling over 46,000 copies worldwide. The song was announced as the lead single from Two Suns in January 2009, then released as a digital download single on 1 March 2009, and as a 7" vinyl single on 6 April 2009. The track was written by Natasha Khan and produced by David Kosten, as with all tracks on the album. Ira Wolf Tuton from Yeasayer provided the bass lines for the song and Khan did the rest of the instrumentation herself. Khan said in an interview with The Sun newspaper that "Daniel" is based on a fictional character that she fell in love with as a teenager.
The single's cover features Khan with an image of the character Daniel LaRusso, from the film The Karate Kid, painted on her back. A character much like LaRusso also features at the end of the music video which goes with the song. The B-side of the 7" is a cover version of a 1980 single by The Cure.

Plot: Dan Ryan emigrates to the United States and immediately finds work as a street laborer. While wielding his pick one day. Mary Carter, daughter of the mayor, and Richard Hoyne, her suitor, drive past an automobile. Out of curiosity Mary orders the machine stopped and she takes a Kodak picture of a man with a barrow on a plank. Evincing a liking for politics, Ryan enters the game, and two years later is elected alderman. He and Mary meet and fall in love, Mary failing to recognize in him the former street laborer. He wins her hand. One day, in looking over Mary's photo album, Hoyne comes across the snapshot of the street gang and recognizes Ryan's picture. As a result of the revelation, her father compels Mary to break the engagement, telling Ryan that "only a man of good birth can marry his daughter." Later, Ryan stumbles into a room where Hoyne is bribing a number of aldermen to vote against a public utilities bill. He manages to confiscate the agreement during a fiery speech and the bill is passed, greatly to the joy of the mayor, to whom its defeat would have meant political ruin. Ryan becomes popular with the people and is elected the next mayor. Convinced that the crucible has produced a gentleman, Carter consents to the marriage of his daughter to Ryan. The Kodak picture is given a conspicuous position in the office of the new mayor.

I Take It Back

I guess I've done it again, I've brought you down so low,I don't know how but I always find away,It's so amazing how I can tear you up so easy,I seem to do this to you, over and over, and over againThis ain't the way that I wanted you to think of me, oh no, oh noooo no,That's way I'm asking for time to show you the way it should be,I know you hurt that's why.I take it back, the time I strayed on you,I take it back, the joke I played on you,I take it back, the nastiest of words,I take it back, oh girl, I need you back in my woooorldI bet you heard that I'm good at tearing up a lover,But that's not the talent I meant to share with you,So many times I could've made the right decision,Instead I do this to you, over and over, and over agaaaaaainBy now I'm willing to bet it's growing old with you, ooooh no,I'm running out of excusesAnd of things I can do, oh yeah,To make it up to yoooooou.I take it back, the time I strayed on you,I take it back, the joke I played on you,I take it back, the nastiest of words,I take it back, oh girl, I need you back in my wooooorldI take it back, all the time I strayed on you,I take it back, the joke I played on you,I take it back, the nastiest of words,I take it back, oh girl, I need you back in my worldI take it back, I take it back,I take it back, I take it back,I take it back, oh oh, I take it back, oh yeah,I need you back in my wooooorld.

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The painting is of a teenage BetsyDaniels... This portrait of a young Betsy Daniels has been hanging at Bowen House, a bar in Uptown ... Earlier this month, Daniels’ daughter, KatyRyan, went to meet friends at Bowen House in Uptown. “That is my mother; that is our painting,” recalls Ryan ... Earlier this month, Daniels’ daughter, Katy Ryan, went to meet friends at Bowen House in Uptown....

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